Telegram-herald., 1887-06-21

TIE ut.e 0f Tie a-ef- Df- t4mpoTik ar
lecture In 81. Marks Chapel last evening
oslnx the jubilee Of Nictorls's reign. al
sgsns celebrated ca the whole earth and IA
which Grand Rapids took iis approprIArs
paEt by Df. Fairs Iectass-
The reverend gentleman commenced his
address by description Of King William,
the Fourth upon tie bed OF death, who was
succsefled on the throne OF England oy HE
YOutnlul nelce, ,AlexandTioa NictoFia. grand
daughter OF George the 1ni-d- lhOuga
City years have elapsed since THAI 4th OF
Jane. 1854. aud though EuFopean.i Asistie.
ant American changes. and disasters have
occurred. England Is The same Engand
70 day a. then. with the same monarch Sc
curely upcn ber iliustFioas throne. The
Queen's parenis wsre the Duxe of Kent.
lourth son Of George the Third Of England.
Who married Gefman princess, the
widow Of Prince Lienirugen. Victoria
their only child vas borr Nay "a. 1919.
Thee following January her father cird-
Even the Queen childhood Was not with
cut incidents 20 mark IL for the after bis.
t0rian Victoria was the tigsl OF the royal
family to DC vaccinaled. Escapes from
shooting. drowning aad runaway horses are
told OF with exact nlinutsaessi sothst even
as a child she was a heroine. Her home
life was plain. simple and mefhodical. Her
eZueauoa was thorough and accomplished
She wss an accurate mathematician and an
accomplished iingalst. speaking huentsy
French. German, Italian aud = &
lish. and well versed IN Latin
Tag and painting we're her fayorite
studies, Mendelssohn praised her for execu-
ton at the piano. and Jelny Lind. for her
powers OF voice. In appearance the y0afh-
lul Queen was described as mot tail, bat
upright and graceful, fresh pink and white
complexion; large. well opened blue eyes,
while n r. Willis. Fanny kemble and 9TH
ers spoke Of her as pretty and attractive,
Ia character she displayed herself as
thoughtful, sympathetic. impulsiye, high
seinpered and loving imperious aud c0nnd
ing, sufficiently c0nIracicung 10 prove
herself human When IL was first made
known that she would De Queen OF Eng
land, her reply was very character
isric We'll. if the honor is
great. the responsibility Is greater.
while Der first words as Qaee.l, Il ask yoar
prayers on ny behalf. showed whittier
she would look for guic 1nce- The Qoesn's
first Cabinet rneeting. the maxniiic..nce OF
4 OF her coronation, the condition of England
when she came TO It's throne. and the char
actsr ol the government of the United
Kingdom were then explained and describ-
ed by the lecturer. The principal events OF
Victorias long aud illustrous reign were
next recorded in historical order.
One month after her accession the first
experiments were made ia electric tele-
grabbing. That same year witnessed re-
riots IN England In lS55 steamships
crossed the ocean for the first time; 1859
gave the great gifts Of photography and
penny hostage. in 1870 Victoria married
ALBERT shs Good" ISL was startled by
| what was called the "Bsdchamber Plot"
and appropriately sewing machines were in
vented the same year; before, during and
alter 1872 various attempts were made on
the life Of the distinguished sovereign; IA
| fSf3 Alice Maud Mary. her third child. was
born. As previously bad been given her the
PFincsss Roysl and the Prince OF Wales.
/ and afterwards Eve other children, so that
the royal family IS not likely
/ 10 become extinct. in 1s44 Ragged
schools vers formed and the Factory act
passed, proving the humanity Of tie nation,
/ In Isf5 the three-iold scourge OF famine.
fever and cholera visited unfortunate Ire
iacd. deeopu!a1ng Der fair homes. and alas
snecse.le,l 0y eesseless emigration and USE
/ less rebellion: 1875 agitated the question Of
/ free trads. so that the cora laws were re-
psaIed and the United Kingdom became
tAe cheapest market IN tie world, succeed
ing years found the country disturbed until
/ IN 1851 the great exhibition was opened and
! all nations iocked 70 London. Then also
/ X was that submarine telezraphing
/ commenced and countries hitherto
/ .siSfsat were nov linked together Ia one,
/ 1858 vas year 0f sadness a war with Bur-
/ fnah. ssrdirg soTr0w 10 many home. but
/ Tor s54 sd following years it vas resolved
| 70 give Eaalish hearts a deluge OF blood.
/ The tsrirsszn war OF England. France, Tur-
/ kav and Rgssis was tern &c in its slaughter.
/ A. Vas proved by the battles Of Alma In
/ herman sud Bslaxlava. With tie storming
/ of the Rsdan and Nalakof. Tennyson
/ wrote ofthe six Hundred" bat fsids of
blosd told Of the Thousands OF slaughtered
dead. 1857 nav have been worse with It's
/ snurinv il Iudia and avfui Sepcy tfescnery.
i For = zine pesce aud qaietBess seixnef. 0at
IN ls6i. a t0ree-t9ld ess1aity enid not be
/ avertesf. TAa Queen lost her mother. and
/ an Dacennher IA. IN that year
sra lnss her faithful and de-
voted husband. while Amsrics had
her States sens and her unity lost for
! veare. in tssSSss Sue Prince Of Wales ntarriesl
/ The heautlfal Alexandris Of Ds1niark 1883
! gaze Ds the Atlantic cable and rom then
/ 80 Ua have The Abyssisn wsr. the lTisa
i eiss,~ra disestahashse and dissadowed. the
I Frsnco- German war. the Eastern cues
Ton. the treaty ef 3erin. the Zai1
~ IRISH land acts snd the thou.
/ ssrd aaa cae ofasr of7esticns wolcL
h.vs azifated the peolfs mind
TIE Queen relzn AS rot been unfrEiffai
cfslfastriaus men sa8 woman. Durinz Il
have ifsei such vorthiss - Weif1gtoa and
NelN,nfne. BronzasFa and Lyndhu-t. Sil
Rohsrt Peel aai paaisl 0'Conaeii. Sfste
IL hissorian. ard ftton. the nove.Isf. Pal
I'm % and Tofd john Russell Gladstone
I ard D'Isrsesi. Tort Derbr ant Lord Nae.
aaier Tennvson, DICKENS and InsckeIag
ne ereat Golden. tie di1strIoua
1~izhf. ard TIE Ioving fsi3nfs
All even devoted Flore1es Nithtiaeais e
! CEher I,nsis have bad their 6aribsldis. Cav
sS,zs and Victor Enssn1eis. th<ir bo1i
Sapoieou saa Prince t-nperisi, while on
! oxn aitad states haTs bad toeiF scores o
heroes liusTrintss II peace. Ia ssr, n eusi
ueee ant stAzesrsns1lr NfHorte, ta'
tlneen. aas not 6een fsr o. lar3fa D great
nsss Without are ogauee she eeaId tax
her place With tbs xreateSt for y chsrsete
she starts oee on the page of history. a. q
ahpsits,st ehfid adev01ed wffs tsssf r1asbez
and irtzt. impartial monarch. fetns hon
az Ser a. she deserves snf eiziox - whereii
she + worthy. Happy ana sssssef IS ths
perssn VIE after aftY yezrs of pabiie tFas
car he - ursuilie6. a. uustai1sd and =
nararsiefnned as IS fiet0rlas Queen c
Enxland sad Empress Of Indis.